Clip for pens, pencils, &amp;c.



G.-H. CLARK.

CLIP FOR PENS, PENCILS, m.

APPLICATION FILED APR-6,1914.

1,155,641. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

-i S v eoaneir Hanna/Y cites/K; or; warnas'ea odNnEerIcUn-assmnon no TI-IE I-IOGE .MANUFACTURING German OF NEW YORI,=1\T. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK.

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' v which the following is a specification This invention relates particularly to so called s 'jring clips for holding pens; pert oils and the like in the pocket of coat or other garment.

object is to rovide a simple and inexpensive construction for holding a pen or pencil together with meansfor retractthe pressure arm so that the clip and pen or pencil can be more easily attached or v detached.

Briefly described the invention content plates the combination of a-cohar or base having" a resilient pressure together with a? releasing lever. In its preferred form this lever passes through opening in the arm adjacent the collar the outer ends of the arm and lever are secured together by ball which also serves as bearor gripping member. k y 7 In the accompanying single sheet of drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a clip embodyingthe irnp'ro ements of my intenti n. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the collar and pressure. arm. Fig. 3* is a ers ective View of the bearin member. Fig. 4: is perspective view of the r tract? inglever. Fi is a side view showing the clip attached to pencil showingin dotted lines the method of gripping the device for retracting the pressure arm.

The base of the device, here in the form of a collar 1, and the pressure arm 2 are preferably formed from resilient sheet I 7 metal stamped or otherwise suitably formed into a shape substantially as shown, The

size of the collar will be determined by the SiZe of the article such as a pen or pencil on which the clip is to be fitted and used. The pressure arm 2 is Vmade of sufficient length and strength to afiord the necessary pressure for holding the clip and pen or pencil in position in the pocket in the manner in which such devices are commonly used. The end of the pressure arm may be and preferably is provided with a bearing member of suitable form such as the ball 3 for gripping the material of the pocket Specification of Letters Patent.

cue roe Pans, Patterns,- 8m.-

Pateatea oet a, 191.5.

or other device or garment to which the clip" and penor pencil are to be attached.

In truer to retract the arm 2 and hearing member 3 for the purpose of attaching the 7 cli and pencil or pen, or for the purpose of detaching v the clip and pen or pencil" from the garment or other element I have prot'ided a lever 4 made, of suitable material such as sheet metal and preferably shaped substantially as sheen. One end constitutes a fingerpiee'e which eXtend s over the collar" portion 1 in position to be gripped substantially as shown Fig; 5. The main portion of the clip is bent upward 5 is revid'ed withv an opening 6" through which the lever 4' extends. The outer end of the lever extends under the. end of the pressure arinand is saitatiy secured thereto for instance, by inserting the ends of the and lever in the slot 7 of the ball 3 and staging the ball in place, the ends being roughened as at 8 and 9 if desired.

By this" con a-action the parts may be cheaply manufactured readily assembled and yet are held securely together in place when finished. The: central portion of the lever 4 is prevented from displace by the walls of the opening 6. The downward movem nt of the fingerpiec'e of the l e 'eris limited by its lo'oation relative to the collar 1. By making the lever 4 son'iewhat resilient the parts may so proportioned as to permit the finger-piece to project suiheiently to he readily grasped yet the resilient quality will prevent inj ury' case of exoessih 'e movement.

the fingeri ee of the lever is widened out into a head such as" shown, a oer tart amount of clearance is left between this head the" up tanding portion 5 of the base, through which the leverpasses; This clearance ind icated at 11 permits the necesary slight longitudinal movement or the lever in lifting the pressure arm.

The clip is attached to a pen or pencil by simply sliding the resilient collar 1 on to the pen or pencil in the usual manner. The clip and pen or pencil may be secured to the garment either by forcing the edge of the pocket or other portion of the garment beneath the bearing member 3 in the usual manner or by retracting the pressure arm and the bearing member by means of the 'lever 4; The latter method is preferred as it results in less Wear on the garment. The pen or pencil and clip may be detached from the; garment by simply pulling it off as is. commonly, done with ordinary clips or by retracting the pressure arm and bearing member by the lever A. The latter is the preferred method because of the less wear which results on the garment. By this construction it is in fact possible to provide such a strong pressure of the arm and such a character of gripping of the bearing member 3 as to prevent the device from slippingofl or being pulled ofi from the gar 'ment except byintentional operation of the lever 4. This is'a particularadvantage over the ordinary clip which quite'frequently becomesso bent or distorted or is so weak that y lifting arm to the lower side of the outer Copies of this patent may be obtained for end of the pressure arm at a distance from the fulcrum.

2. A clip of the character described com prising in combination, a base, a longitudinally extending resilient pressure arm carriedby said base, said arm having a fuls crum opening therein at a pointnear the base. a retracting lever extended through the said opening and fulcrumed therein, said lever having a finger-piece overlying the base and having its opposite end extending forwardly beneath the pressure arm and means securing the forward end of the res tracting lever to the pressurearm.

3. A clip of the character described com- 7 prising the combination of a base having a resilient pressure arm integral therewith and extending longitudinally therefrom, said arm having an opening adjacent said base and a retracting 'lever extending through and having a fulcrum in the openhaving a finger-piece extending over said collar and its opposite end extending-beneath said pressure arm froin' saiclopening and engaging beneath said pressure arm adjacent its outer end and means for positively securing said lever to said pressurearm and preventing the withdrawal of said lever ing of said arm adjacent said collar and U fromsaid opening and, in conjunction with the engagement with the walls of the openr' ing, preventing the lateral movement of said lever.". i

Apenor pencil clasp comprising two members connected at their lower ends, one member being bowed intermediate its ends and provided at its upper end with an encirclingfband," the other member passing through the bowed portion of the first mentioned member and fulcrumed therein, said members being spaced from each other between the joined'lower ends and the fulcrumed point, as set forth. V 5. A pen or pencil clasp compris ng two member-acne of said members being bowed intermediate its ends. and having its upper end shaped into an encircling banchthe other member passing'through the bowed member. adjacent the upper end thereof and a ball or sphere connecting the lower'ends of said members, as set forth. y r j 6. Aclip of the character described com prisingthe combination ofa mainmember consisting of a resilient collar-and a resilient pressure arm together with a somewhat resilient retracting lever fulcrumed on said arm and having a finger-piece 10:

cated over the said collar and a slotted member swaged onto and securing the end of said arm to the end of saldlever.

7. A clipconsisting of a collar anda're-i silient pressure arm, aretracting leverfulcrumed on said arm adjacent said collar and extending substantially parallel with said arm and having a finger-pieceover said col;

lar, the ends of said arm and' lever being roughened and a bearing member swaged onto the roughened ends and securing them.

7 together. 1 GORDON HENDRY CLARK.

Witnesses:

WM. M. SAUNDERS,

EGBERT A. Ross.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. v 

